Mystery in the Radio Waves

By Elizabeth McIrvin

"Mystery in the Radio Waves" is a podcast where a cast of actors and comedians perform a classic radio play and then improvise jokes, characters, and stories. What the fuck are radio plays and where d... more

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December 05, 2018 E20. "A Hitchcock Christmas Story" Gabe Durham, Scott Nickley, & Andrew Young
This week is a bonus minisode! A group of comedians listen to an audio clip of an Alfred Hitchcock interview and improvise comedic scenes.
Cast
Elizabeth McIrvin
Andrew Young
Charlie Fay
Ryan Harvey Pearcy
Scott Nickley
Yvonne Regan
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23min
November 24, 2018 E19. "Rod-Roger Serling-Sterling" Lauren-Blair Donovan, Charlie Fay, Gabe Durham, Azize Erim
This week we are still exploring the pop culture around classic Radio Plays! We play the classic song "Angel Baby" by Rosie and the Originals, a Camel cigarette commercial from the 1960's and an interview with Rod Serling, the creator of the Twilight Zone. The comedians use the tracks as inspiration for comedic scenes!
Hope you guys enjoy our wonderful cast!
Cast
Andrew Young
Charlie Fay
Lauren-Blair Donovan
Azize Erim
Scott Nickley
Yvonne Regan
Garrett Palm
Gabe Durham
Ryan Harvey Pearcy
Elizabeth McIrvin
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1h 7min
November 19, 2018 E18. "Bridges" Courtney Vineys, Pete Byrnes, Eric Barger
This week we do something a little different! We take a break from reviving radio plays and explore pop culture from the time radio plays aired from the 1940's to the 1970's. Comedians listen to clips of music, an opening to the radio play series "X-Minus One" and Orson Welles talking to reporters after War of the Worlds aired and then improvise comedic scenes!
Cast
Josh Rothenburg
Courtney Vineys
Pete Byrnes
Eric Barger
Vida Robbins
Zach Jobe
Elizabeth McIrvin
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1h 19min
November 10, 2018 E17. "The Hitch Hiker" Kale Hills, Elizabeth McIrvin, Miranda Monarco, Annie Bond
This week we revive the classic radio play "The Hitch Hiker" by Orson Welles, originally aired June 21 1946. Comedians listen to the play and improvise a parody based off of it!
With Special Guest Kale Hills from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles. He performs on the house team "P.O.N.Y" (Protect Our Nations Youth) on Harold nights at UCB Franklin.
Actors
Rachel Dahlenburg
Annie Bond
Miranda Monarco
Justin Sorvillo
Rachel Slawson
and Elizabeth McIrvin
Improvisers
Yulia Kirillova
Rachel Slawson
Meredith Dillon
Annie Bond
Miranda Monarco
Justin Sorvillo
Michael Hearn
Kale Hills
Elizabeth McIrvin
...more
1h 29min
November 02, 2018 E16. "That Thing in the Window" Will Hines, Jessica Rogers, Vida Robbins, Cat Alter
This week we revive the classic radio play "That Thing in the Window", originally aired December 19, 1946. Actors perform the play and comedians improvise a parody based off of that play!
Our special guest on this episode is Will Hines. He is the author of "How to be the Greatest Improviser on Earth". He performs weekly at UCB Franklin in Los Angeles, with the team "The Smokes" Monday nights at 7pm. He is an improv teacher at UCB and one of the most experienced and talented improvisers at the theater!
Actors
Preston Diaz
Elizabeth McIrvin
Jessica Rogers
Zach Pyke
Justin Sorvillo
Taylor Mendoza
Yvonne Regan
Improvisers
Will Hines
Cat Alter
Stephen Flowers
Scott Nickley
Jeff Bausemer
Jessica Rogers
Vida Robbins
Zach Pyke
Elizabeth McIrvin
Sam Johnson
...more
1h 20min
October 16, 2018 E15. "On a Country Road" Jacob Womack, Yulia Kirillova, Zach Jobe, Daniel Kotto
This week we revive the classic radio play "On a Country Road", original airdate May 10, 1959. Comedians improvise a parody based off of the play!
Special Guest Jacob Womack, you can see him performing every Saturday night at 10:30 PM at UCB Sunset in Los Angeles.
Actors
Daniel Kotto - David
Elizabeth McIrvin - Dorothy
Emily Clark - Crazy Woman
Ryan Harvey Pearcy - Newscaster
Sam Faktorow - Police
Comedians
Jacob Womack - David
Yulia Kirillova - Dorothy
Elizabeth McIrvin - Crazy Woman
Zach Jobe - Newscaster
Zach Jobe/Ryan Harvey Pearcy - Policeman
Megan - Emily Clark
...more
1h 18min
October 09, 2018 E14. "Blondie" Dickie Copeland, Casey Rosario, Jessica Rogers, Yulia Kirillova
This week we revive the classic radio play "Blondie" and comedians improvise a parody based off of the play with Special Guest Dickie Copeland! You can find her performing every Saturday night at 1030PM at UCB Sunset with "The Dragons".
Actors
Elizabeth McIrvin - Dagwood
Yvonne Regan - Blondie
Emily Clark - Happy Jack
Ava Penner - Lulu
Improvisers
Casey Rosario
Jessica Rogers
Dickie Copeland
Yulia Kirillova
...more
41min
September 29, 2018 E13. "Jane" Dickie Copeland, Jane Kim, Annie Bond, Xenia Leblanc, Jessica Rogers
This week we revive the classic radio play "Jane Goes to the Psychiatrist", Original airdate 1940. Comedians hear the play for the first time and are then challenged to create a fully improvised parody!
Special Guests
Dickie Copeland from the Upright Citizens Brigade Team "The Dragons"
You can find her performing Saturday nights at 1030PM at UCB Sunset
Jane Kim hosts the Cage Match show at UCB Franklin every Wednesday night at 11pm. She also performs with the indie team "Fashion Show at Lunch".
Xenia Leblanc is play "The Young Red" from Orange is the New Black.
Fernanda Perez performs with the indie team "Youth Culture" around Los Angeles.
Jessica Rogers performs with indie teams "Hand Stuff" and "Bitch Coin" around Los Angeles.
Actors
Jane - Xenia Leblanc
Ace - Yulia Kirillova
Announcer/Commercial - Yvonne Regan
Nurse - Annie Bond
Mother -Elizabeth McIrvin
Margaret - Sasha Evens
Improvisers
Jane Kim
Dickie Copeland
Elizabeth McIrvin
Yulia Kirillova
Jessica Rogers
Fernanda Perez
Annie Bond
...more
1h 6min
September 19, 2018 E12. "The Shadow People" - Carl Tart
This week we revive the classic radio play "The Shadow People", original airdate Sep 21, 1953. Comedians improvise, totally on the spot, nothing written before hand, a comedic parody based off the play!
Our special guest on this episode is Carl Tart from Brooklyn 99, Drunk History, and The Good Place. He performs regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade theater in L.A.
Actors
Daniel Khune
Scott Nickley
Yulia Kirillova
Emily Clark
Kassidy Cook
Taylor Behrens
Comedians
Carl Tart
Sam Johnson
Justin Sorvillo
Elizabeth McIrvin
Zach Jobe
Yulia Kirillova
Social Media Links
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@mysteryintheradiowaves
@elizabethmcirvin
Email:
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1h 9min
September 06, 2018 E11. "Goofy Groom" Peter Banifaz, Mano Agapion, Greg Giebel, Vida Robbins
This week we revive the classic radio play "The Case of the Goofy Groom" from the radio series "Adventures of the Thin Man", originally aired on March 10, 1946. Special Guest comedians from the UCB theater in Los Angeles improvise a comedic parody based off the play!
Actors
Yvonne Regan - Bingo
Sasha Evens - Nora
Daniel Kotto - Nick
Scott Nickley - Arthur
Kassidy Cook - George the Germ/Snakey Simon
Ryan Harvey Pearcy - Bell Boy (Honeymoon Harvey)
Elizabeth McIrvin - Jane
Brian Rubinow - Narrator/Minister
Comedians
Vida Robbins - Jane
Sam Horwitz - The Bell Boy (Honeymoon Harvey)/Snakey Simon
Sam Johnson - George the Germ
Mano Agapion - Bingo
Peter Banifaz - Nick
Elizabeth McIrvin - Nora
Greg Geibel - Arthur
Ryan Harvey Pearcy - Narrator
instagram: @mysteryintheradiowaves
host insta: @elizabethmcirvin
email: [email protected]
Please subscribe and leave a review! Thank you for listening!
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1h 5min

FAQs about Mystery in the Radio Waves:

How many episodes does Mystery in the Radio Waves have?

The podcast currently has 84 episodes available.